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If you double the radius of the earth and keep the mass of the earth the same, the acceleration of gravity on the surface of the earth will be approximately ...
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If you double the radius of the earth and keep the mass of the earth the same, the acceleration of gravity on the surface of the earth will be approximately ...

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Even though the mass of the earth stays the same, the force gravity has on us will double because there is less space in the atmosphere for the gravity to pull anything in towards its center. Let me know if I'm correct!
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